Classical Charter Schools of Leland

Classical Charter Schools of Leland is the only K–8 charter school in the Classical Charter Schools of Leland district, serving 935 students in Leland, NC. Because the district and school share a name, the district’s metrics effectively describe this one school, which is classified as an elementary school though it serves grades K–8.

Classical Charter Schools of Leland stands out for its strong reading performance. In the latest testing year, it beat North Carolina in reading at every tested grade, from a +4.1 point advantage in 6th grade to a +13.9 point edge in 7th grade, where 70.2% of students were proficient. Math results are more uneven: the school excels in upper grades (8th grade math is +11.4 points above the state) but falls below the state in 4th and 6th grade math. Science also varies, with 8th grade above the state by 5.8 points but 5th grade slightly below. The 2024–25 8th grade class was exceptional, posting enormous gaps over the state in science (+27.6), math (+26.6), and reading (+25.3). Across all subjects, the school remains above state averages, but its advantage narrowed from +11.7 points over the state in 2024–25 to +5.6 points in 2025–26, partly due to stronger statewide scores.

Chronic absenteeism is a clear positive: only 14.7% of students were chronically absent versus 24.2% statewide, a healthy indicator despite a high student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1. The school’s overall ranking has slipped from the 72nd to the 62nd percentile from one year to the next. Important demographic context is missing because free/reduced lunch eligibility was not reported, so there is no way to assess equity gaps by income. Even so, the data shows a high-performing K–8 school with genuine reading strength, exceptional upper-grade results, and a recent trend of narrowing—but still positive—gaps against North Carolina averages.